11-10-2017, 10:03 PM | #151 |
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They were not legal and the the copy up on Smashwords is also not legal. There are no legal eBook versions.
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11-11-2017, 05:52 AM | #152 |
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11-11-2017, 09:46 AM | #153 | |
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11-16-2017, 06:28 PM | #154 | |
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I was born back in the day when my favorite classics cost at least $15 each. When E-books became a thing, and the MR library as well as project Gutenberg made public domain literature available for free, my e-reader did pay for itself because at least 50 or so of my childhood favorites that I otherwise would have bought for $5-$25 were free for the taking. I was highly spoiled by these public domain downloads. While most everyone else is clamoring for the fresh releases, I'm content to save money by reading my old favorites. That leaves me money to buy e-books more selectively and wait for sales. That having been said, I disagree with the author that "piracy" hurt her sales. I don't know this author personally but went hunting around for reviews of her books, and it seems the quality of her writing went down without having very many special "tempting" price offers. When I don't like a book or I don't have the budget for it, I just don't buy it, or wait for a library loan. Nothing to do with piracy. |
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11-23-2017, 09:12 PM | #155 | |
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11-24-2017, 05:59 AM | #156 |
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Robert Asprin is the author that I think of when it comes to the first couple of books of a series being really good, and then a steady decline. He wrote a lot of series.
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